Overview of noun monkey

The noun monkey has 2 senses

• monkey -- (any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians))


• imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)

Overview of verb monkey

The verb monkey has 2 senses

• tamper, fiddle, monkey -- (play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts")


• putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around -- (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house")